The century-old law in Severance banned throwing rocks or other "missiles." Nine-year-old Dane Best organized a letter writing campaign, and called the law "outdated."
Of the more than 200,000 women incarcerated in the U.S., a majority are women with children. Eight prisons allow women to keep their newborns for up to 30 months. A facility in Seattle is one of them.
The body of former President Bush lies in state at the U.S. Capitol. In Alabama, an autopsy finds a black man killed by police was shot from behind as he fled. And, Ethiopians face democratic changes.
Authorities in Alabama have released few details about the fatal police shooting of a black man on Thanksgiving. An independent autopsy ordered by the family shows the man was shot from behind.
"We set out to correct a glaring inequity in our public spaces," said Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City. A number of cities are taking steps to honor women with statues and public art.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with STAT News reporter Lev Facher about China agreeing to label fentanyl as a controlled substance and what that means for the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Construction on the first new stretch of border wall under the Trump administration is slated to begin this winter. In South Texas, the wall will cut right through a butterfly sanctuary.